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Rescue at last for stranded goat | Rescue at last for stranded goat |
(about 18 hours later) | |
Two RSPCA officers have abseiled down a cliff face on the coast to reach a goat stranded for up to two weeks. | |
The animal has been surviving on the grass verges on the rocky outcrops of the Great Orme, Llandudno, in Conwy county. | |
A rescue attempt earlier in the week had to be abandoned when the route to the goat was considered too difficult. | A rescue attempt earlier in the week had to be abandoned when the route to the goat was considered too difficult. |
He finally emerged above a ridge to a position of safety and ran off. A boat was on stand-by in the sea in case. | He finally emerged above a ridge to a position of safety and ran off. A boat was on stand-by in the sea in case. |
The second attempt to reach the animal took just over two hours, in windy conditions. | The second attempt to reach the animal took just over two hours, in windy conditions. |
Mountain rescuers and the RSPCA were involved. | Mountain rescuers and the RSPCA were involved. |
The goat, which was spotted by fishermen near the former lighthouse, had been unable to climb free. | The goat, which was spotted by fishermen near the former lighthouse, had been unable to climb free. |
It was stuck on a ledge about 100ft (30m) above the sea. | It was stuck on a ledge about 100ft (30m) above the sea. |
The Billy goat runs for freedom - after the daring rescue | The Billy goat runs for freedom - after the daring rescue |
RSPCA inspector Chris Dunbar and another officer, Mark Roberts, were gently lowered some 250ft (76m) down the cliff, making sure they did not frighten the goat. | |
After enticing him to leap about 7ft (2m) onto another ledge the goat eventually made his way up the cliff to join the rest of the herd. | |
He is one of a famous herd on the Great Orme, descendants of a pair presented by the Shah of Persia to Queen Victoria. | He is one of a famous herd on the Great Orme, descendants of a pair presented by the Shah of Persia to Queen Victoria. |
The Great Orme goats have grazed in the area for the last 100 years, and the herd number around 160 animals. | The Great Orme goats have grazed in the area for the last 100 years, and the herd number around 160 animals. |
In August this year, another goat became trapped on the sea cliff for five days, before freeing itself. | In August this year, another goat became trapped on the sea cliff for five days, before freeing itself. |